Meghalaya: Conrad Sangma takes oath as CM of the state

Meghalaya: Conrad Sangma takes oath as CM of the state

National People's Party (NPP) president Conrad Sangma on Tuesday took oath as Chief Minister of Meghalaya.

Sangma, on Monday, had said he was invited by the Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad to form the government in the state.

"The governor has invited me to form the government as I have the numbers," Sangma said, reported PTI on Monday.

Conrad Sangma (40) is the youngest son of former Lok Sabha speaker P A Sangma, who died in 2016. He was elected a Member of Parliament in a by-election from the Tura constituency after his fathers death.